Neuroscience and Relationships

October 26, 4:24 PMSF Marriage and Relationships ExaminerLisa Brookes Kift

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What does the brain have to do with how we do relationships?
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What does the brain have to do with how we "do" relationships? A lot.

What does adult attachment style have to do with the level of safety we perceive in our relationships? Ditto.

Recent work by the likes of Dan Siegel (http://drdansiegel.com) has demonstrated that even though our brains are hard-wired early on, they can change. So - the old saying, "People don't change," is simply not true. They can change - and they do.

Being a psychotherapist, I've seen this before my own eyes but it's very exciting to see all of this come together through the lens of attachment and neuroscience. I'd like to share an article series I'm writing on the subject, which is mirroring a six week class I am taking. I attempt to explain - in layman's terms -what the heck this all is - and the implications on human relationships, people healing old relationship wounds carried forward into adulthood - as well as the physiology involved. It's a very exciting time to be a therapist at a time with so much research gathering steam behind this model.

I invite you to learn about this cutting edge work with me. Here are the articles in my Brain and Relationships series thus far - and there are three more to go in the next several weeks.

What's Your Relationship Attachment Style?

How the Body and Brain React to Conflict

How New Relationship Experiences Can Shift Core Beliefs



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Lisa Brookes Kift is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Marin. Learn more about her individual therapy and couples counseling services at www.MarinTherapyandCounseling.com .